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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Bonjour August Roses

True we have been having heavy rains. Here's a bud desperately trying to become a rose.Some other peoplehaveall the roses!
WAIT! A budlette is trying desperately to open! You rock BUD!
I thought roses and macarons would make a good watercolor combo.
Little did I know the local roses would elude me...
Et voila! A local rose has decided to show it's pretty face. Merci!
A lack of roses meant the spoons and cherries get a SECOND ACT!

Et voila! PB reader Marie-Paule Maurin sent me these exquisite photos she took of Paris roses!

I love your blog! It's a daily dose of beauty in my life. If you have a space for roses, only in Aug. you can take a bare stem from a bush and put it in soil under a clear mason jar. It should root and grow into a bush. You could gather roses from anywhere for your garden. I've also used this method for trees.

Am so excited. August 31st I fly out of Sacramento and will arrive in Toulouse for a paint class ( 1 week with Barbara Roth) and have been enjoying all of your Escapades. Feel like you made me want to go. THANKS!

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♥carol gillott♥

l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, Ile de France, France

Hi I'm Carol Gillott,
My Mom taught me watercolors at 5. I'm still at it on l'Ile Saint-Louis In Paris. Subscribe to my watercolor Paris letters and maps on Etsy and enjoy a Parisian souvenir in your mailbox every month. Savor with a hot chocolate and croissant.
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